Sacred Heart School (Christchurch)
Full Primary · State : Integrated
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 185
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 40 Spencer Street, Addington, Christchurch
- Territorial authority
- Christchurch City
- Phone
- 03-3383247
- principal@sacredheartchch.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
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Can my child go here?
This school has an enrolment scheme, so a place is not open to every address. How enrolment zones work
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Zone boundaries shown here are approximate. Ministry of Education data warns these boundaries do not have high spatial precision and can place neighbouring addresses on different sides of a line. This is not a confirmation of enrolment eligibility — always confirm directly with the school. Zone geometry also does not reflect enrolment priority rules (siblings, special character categories, ballots) — it shows the mapped boundary only.
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Source: Ministry of Education, CC BY 3.0 NZ
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 40
- Māori
- 3
- Pacific
- 26
- Asian
- 123
- MELAA
- 10
- Other
- 1
- International
- 0
Roll by year level and age
Shown as context, not ranked, not compared to any average. As at 30 June 2026, from the same annual return as the roll count above.
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 01 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
| Year 02 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 28 |
| Year 03 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| Year 04 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
| Year 05 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 25 |
| Year 06 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| Year 07 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 |
| Year 08 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Total | 3 | 28 | 114 | 9 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 180 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Age 06 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 |
| Age 07 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 |
| Age 08 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 |
| Age 09 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
| Age 10 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| Age 11 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 |
| Age 12 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Age 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 3 | 28 | 114 | 9 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 180 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Sacred Heart School (Christchurch) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Canterbury Region | 38.3% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State : Integrated | 16.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 0% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison stand-down rates data (2024)
Age-standardised suspension rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Sacred Heart School (Christchurch) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Canterbury Region | 3.7% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| State : Integrated | 1.6% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 0% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison suspension rates data (2024)
Age-standardised exclusion rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Sacred Heart School (Christchurch) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Canterbury Region | 1.7% |
| Full Primary | 1.7% |
| State : Integrated | 0.5% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 0% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison exclusion data (2024)
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- 404
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 25 January 1877
The Equity Index is used by the Ministry to allocate equity funding. It describes the socio-economic barriers a school’s students face, not how good the school is. How the Equity Index works
What did ERO find?
The Education Review Office reviews every school and publishes what it finds in full. We quote ERO’s report here, section by section, in ERO’s own words and order, and link to it. We do not summarise a report, pick a line out of one, or turn one into a score. How ERO reviews schools
- Reports ERO holds
- 3
- Last reviewed
- 7 August 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (7 August 2023)
A board assurance statement is the board’s own account of whether it took all reasonable steps to meet its legal obligations, on the date shown. It is not ERO’s finding. ERO reports separately, in the same report, on any non-compliance it identified during that process.
The board assurance report of 7 August 2023 carries no actions-for-compliance section — the section ERO uses when it names non-compliance it identified. That is what this report contains; it is not ERO saying it found none. Other reports ERO holds for this school may say something different.
The roll ERO recorded, and when
ERO writes a roll into each report it publishes: a count taken for that report, on the day shown, by the review team that was there. The Ministry of Education’s current roll for this school is 185 — the figure at the top of this page, and the one to use for how big the school is now. These are a different measurement by a different body, so they will rarely agree, and a difference between them is not a change in the school.
October 2017
184
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 16 January 2018
This is one count taken for one report. It says what the roll was on that day, and nothing about how the roll has moved.
What ERO wrote in its latest report
This is ERO’s report of 7 August 2023 — “Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report” — section by section, under ERO’s own headings, in ERO’s own order. Nothing is summarised, shortened or reordered.
Background
This Profile Report was written within fourteen months of the Education Review Office and Sacred Heart School (Christchurch) working in Te Ara Huarau , an improvement evaluation approach used in most English Medium State and State Integrated Schools. For more information about Te Ara Huarau see ERO’s website. www.ero.govt.nz
Context
Sacred Heart School is a special character Catholic primary school, located in the Christchurch suburb of Addington. The school has been gifted the name, Sacred Heart School| Te Kura o Te Ngākau Tapu .
Sacred Heart School (Christchurch)’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners promote:
ngākau aroha / a loving heart
ngākau whakapuke / an enthusiastic heart
ngākau whakaute / a respectful heart
ngākau tapatahi / an inclusive heart
ngākau pono / a faithful heart.
You can request a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan from the office at Sacred Heart School (Christchurch).
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the implementation of New Pedagogies for Deep Learning (NPDL) , to further enhance curriculum design, and teaching and learning.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is that:
the school embarked on a journey of reviewing and enhancing its localised curriculum to establish a NPDL approach
leaders are keen to weave consistent and high-quality teaching and learning practices across all learning areas
it is timely to initiate face-to-face learning partnerships between the school and its communities, re-establishing connections and creating new opportunities to grow the curriculum collaboratively.
The school expects to see:
engaged, confident, connected children who exemplify the school’s ‘Six Cs’ (character, citizenship, collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking), showing agency in activating their learning
a localised curriculum that defines and guides practice expectations, and guides teachers to support enhanced achievement, progress, wellbeing and engagement for all learners
whānau and families actively contributing to learning, in partnership with the school.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to evaluate the effectiveness of NPDL :
children are at the forefront of decision making and faith is the cornerstone of the ‘Sacred Heart Way’, encompassed by the school’s strongly embedded values
the expertise of the leadership team, committed to growing the NPDL philosophy and approach across the breadth and depth of the localised curriculum
active involvement in the Kahukura Community of Practice, underpinned by a strong research base.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
investigating current curriculum, teaching and learning practices from Years 1-8 to inform the refreshed localized curriculum, and associated strategic planning
considering ways to further enhance student, whānau , families and community engagement in the localised curriculum developments
updating guidance and information documents to be in line with current direction, and then effectively communicated.
ERO’s role will be to support the school in its evaluation for improvement cycle to improve outcomes for all learners. ERO will support the school in reporting their progress to the community. The next public report on ERO’s website will be a Te Ara Huarau | School Evaluation Report and is due within three years.
Shelley Booysen Director of Schools
7 August 2023
About the School
The Education Counts website provides further information about the school’s student population, student engagement and student achievement. educationcounts.govt.nz/home
Read the full report on ero.govt.nz →
All 3 reports ERO holds for this school
ERO reviews a school every few years — around four years between reviews is the usual cycle — so an older date here reflects where a school sits in that cycle, not how it is doing.
Source: Education Review Office, CC BY 4.0.
Roll date: 30 June 2026 (2026).